RE: (western) classical music discussion
March 31, 2016 at 9:37 am
(This post was last modified: March 31, 2016 at 9:50 am by Alex K.)
(March 31, 2016 at 9:20 am)Mathilda Wrote: Completely agree.
I actually really hated the digital synthesisers that came afterwards. The synth sound in 80's pop music always sounded terrible to my ears. But the moog never did. It actually sounded like a proper instrument. And it's a relief that synths nowadays are now good enough.
Whether they're good enough really depends on your standards. Of course they still sound more sterile than a real grand piano in the flesh. This is the one I have
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reJwR7HHQt4
It's not really a Synth in the usual sense, these things alwys have a large database of separate recordings of all the keys of a real grand piano, and then funnel that through various signal processing units. It's not near as good at recreating other instruments, but it has very good E pianos and a perfect Hammond organ simulator built in which operates more like a traditional synthesizer in that it digitally recreates the electromechanical tone generation in the organ.
There are for example uncanny specialized simulators for acoustic and electric bass, such as the Spectrasonic Trilogy or Trillian
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7bWkwYNzdg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VkAzXdljTc
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